Sunday, January 17, 2010

Word of the Day: bombinate

bombinate (v)

To hum or buzz.

"For all we know, chimeras my bombinate in a vacuum, and a hundred angels stand on the point of a needle. And there is a kind of pleasure to be got by indulging in these metaphysical fairy-tales, somewhat like the pleasure of talking nonsense."
--Robin George Collingwood, The Principles of Art

Indeed. I approve of talking or writing nonsense, a most pleasurable activity -- when done to entertain (one's self or others), not annoy. Of course, I never do that here....

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